Congratulations! You made it! You survived and excelled in your student teaching. You are now a science teacher! If you would, take a few minutes to share your wisdom about how to negotiate this difficult year with the students who are following in your footsteps by answering the following questions.
a. What are some things students should do in their fall practicum to make their student teaching go more smoothly?
HAVE A PLAN
ORGANIZATION
MAKE CONNECTIONS
You can't plan to teach a lesson without seeing the big picture of what is involved in your unit plan. Take main Concepts and branch out. Help yourself see the big picture. If you can't see it or have trouble seeing it, your students will have trouble too.
Once you develop a plan, get organized. Break each concept into chunks that address learning objectives. Design your lessons based on these learning objectives. Once you know what the learning goals are, you can develop activities/lessons that address such concepts to be learned. Once your activities and lessons are in place, make a schedule...a realistic one. One that allows for flexibility and change. This will alleviate stress for you because you will be sure to come across schedule changes in the school and classroom.
Making connections to students is a big part of them understanding science and especially the world around them. I found that linking each lesson with the previous one gave students a better understanding of what we were actually doing. This helped paint the big picture for them.
b. What 430 topics/assignments should students make sure are addressed in detail to prepare them for student teaching?
I think the unit plan is a big part of this class. Don't try to tackle the unit plan in one shot. This takes a considerable amount of time, research and preparation. Try to possibly connect with your CT before your student teaching begins if at all possible to know what the "plan" is for when you arrive. This way, you can better prepare yourself especially if your doing a unit you are not comfortable with or don't have experience teaching.
c. Help the next group of science education student teachers by completing the thought: "If I knew in September what I know now, I could have been better prepared for student teaching if I had ...."
given my CT a survey to fill out...just kidding! It's very hard to do your thing when someone else does their thing differently than you. IT"S OK to be who you are! That's what make you...YOU! Do what you do and do it the best you can.
d. Are there other words of wisdom/encouragement that you want to share?
Be confident. It's very hard to be confident when your CT knows EVERYTHING about everything. Sometimes, you may feel intimidated, but I think that's a normal feeling and that knowledge comes with years of teaching experience. Don't expect to know everything during your student teaching. Remember...this is a learning experience.
a. What are some things students should do in their fall practicum to make their student teaching go more smoothly?
- HAVE A PLAN
- ORGANIZATION
- MAKE CONNECTIONS
You can't plan to teach a lesson without seeing the big picture of what is involved in your unit plan. Take main Concepts and branch out. Help yourself see the big picture. If you can't see it or have trouble seeing it, your students will have trouble too.Once you develop a plan, get organized. Break each concept into chunks that address learning objectives. Design your lessons based on these learning objectives. Once you know what the learning goals are, you can develop activities/lessons that address such concepts to be learned. Once your activities and lessons are in place, make a schedule...a realistic one. One that allows for flexibility and change. This will alleviate stress for you because you will be sure to come across schedule changes in the school and classroom.
Making connections to students is a big part of them understanding science and especially the world around them. I found that linking each lesson with the previous one gave students a better understanding of what we were actually doing. This helped paint the big picture for them.
b. What 430 topics/assignments should students make sure are addressed in detail to prepare them for student teaching?
c. Help the next group of science education student teachers by completing the thought: "If I knew in September what I know now, I could have been better prepared for student teaching if I had ...."
d. Are there other words of wisdom/encouragement that you want to share?
e. Make sure Dr. Fogleman teaches you to...